Atlas of Acupuncture

4.4 The Spleen Channel System – Foot taiyin(zu tai yin jing luo)

4.4 The Spleen Channel

System – Foot taiyin

(zu tai yin jing luo)

4.4.1 The Spleen Primary Channel

(zu tai yin jing)

5

7

9

8

6

10

11

(^1312)
20
15
17
Ren-4
Ren-3
Ren-10
SP-21
SP-1
LIV-14
G.B.-24
LU-1
Pathway
The external pathwayof the Spleen primary channel begins at
SP-1(yinbai) on the big toe at the medial corner of the nail. This
point is reached by a branch that separates from the Stomach
primary channel at ➞ST-42(chongyang) (foot Yin–Yang con-
nection of the first great circuit).
➡From SP-1the channel courses along the medial aspect of the
foot
SP-1 SP-2 SP-3
SP-5
SP-4
Head of the
1st metatarsal bone
Base of the
1st metatarsal bone
Highest prominence
of the medial malleolus
SP-6
SP-7
SP-8
SP-9
SP-10
SP-11
SP-5
Highest point
of the medial
malleolus
cun
cun
3
4
3
3
2
6
SP-12
SP-13
SP-14
SP-16
SP-20
SP-19
SP-18
SP-17
4 cun
0,7
8
5
3
1,3
cun
SP-15 Ren-8
Mamillary
line
8 cun
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